Tracing the origin of dietary protein in tropical dry forest birds

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 735-742

  Herrera M , L Gerardo ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^b   Martínez, J Carlos ^a   Mendez C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Avian frugivory; Nutritional ecology; Stable isotope analysis; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BLOOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIETARY OVERLAP; FOOD AVAILABILITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PROTEIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBINA TALPACOTI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPTOTILA; LEPTOTILA VERREAUXI; MYIOZETETES SIMILIS; PITANGUS; PITANGUS SULPHURATUS; SALTATOR COERULESCENS;

EID: 33750284324     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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